西安发现两千多年前豪华浴室 2,000-year-old luxury baths discovered in NE China

Archaeologists(考古学家) recently(最近) found(发现) three 2,000-year-old luxury(豪华) baths(浴室) in northwest China's city of Xi'an(西安), the local heritage department said Monday.

Three ancient city sites, dating back to different(不同的) dynasties(朝代), were discovered by a team at an archeological site at the ancient city of Liyang(栎阳城), according to Liu Rui, a researcher on the team.

Liyang, a former capital in the Qin and Han dynasties, is now located at Yanliang district(阎良区) of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province.

Three baths and a fireplac(壁炉) have been excavated(发掘) at one site. The baths have been built with beautiful tiles(墙砖) and bricks(地砖), with sewage outflows(排水口).

"The shape(形状), structure(结构) and size(尺寸) of the baths were very similar to the baths in the imperial palace(宫殿) of Xianyang(咸阳), capital during the Qin Dynasty," Liu said. "These baths could be the earliest(最早的) baths discovered in China."

The 2013 excavation of ancient Liyang was conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Archaeology and the city's cultural relics protection and archeology institute.